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Monday, November 28, 2011

Simple Gifts Genealogy Blog Hop- Project #4

Simple Gifts Genealogy Blog Hop Post #7
Project #4 Photo Jewelry

Here is another photo gift idea for your Flip-Pal from my
creative daughter. She scanned in family
photos and inserted them in to jewelry for Christmas gifts. The first project she completed was this
charm bracelet for my Mom, her grandmother. What grandmother wouldn’t love this?

a stretchy photo bracelet
from Memory Maker for about $16
("gold" versions are 80% off for November 2011)

The hardest part of this project was shrinking the photos to
fit. My daughter used plain paper in the
printer over and over to find the correct size to fit each little locket in the
bracelet before doing a final print on photo paper. Then each little tiny photo had to be cut
out, but the manufacturer provided templates for cutting, so the final photos
all fit perfectly. If you buy a locket
or charm be sure it has a template!

Some companies will insert the photos or etch the photos
right into the jewelry. You have to scan
and upload your selected photos to their website first.

Sells jewelry and also has an online tool to shrink your
photos to fit into the jewelry, very handy!
They offer deals of the day, too and other discounts coupon codes. They also have a holiday or event category to
help you find jewelry ideas for Mother’s Day, Weddings, Administrative
Professionals Day as well as Christmas and the December gift giving holidays.

For the budget minded go to photos.walmart.com and click on
“Clothing and Jewelry” in the right hand column. There you will find lots of jewelry choices
including sterling silver charms, bracelets, and keychains. You will need to create an account and
download your photos to an online album.

Best of all choices!
Your local jeweler or craftsperson can easily make a charm to fit an
existing bracelet or to wear on a chain as a pendant. You might know one in town or meet one at a
craft show. Ask your friends for a recommendation,
too.

Disclaimer- I was
chosen by Flip-Pal to participate as a blogger in the Simple Gifts Genealogy
Blog Hop event, and I received a Flip-Pal scanner to use and evaluate. I was not compensated by any of the photo
jewelry companies listed above.

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Author of the Nutfield Genealogy blog. My family research includes Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, with a smattering of Nova Scotia. Please contact me if you see your ancestors on this blog. I would love to share information. I am the recording secretary of the New Hampshire Mayflower Society, President of the Londonderry Historical Society, member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Mass. Society of Genealogists, The National Genealogical Society, and the New Hampshire Society of Genealogists.